Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Markfield, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Markfield map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Markfield |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.686733 |
| Longitude | -1.277939 |
| Place Type | Village |
Markfield's gentle slopes catch the morning light in a way that hints at the ancient earth beneath. It lies 6.7 km south-east of Coalville (from Coalville: bearing 124°T, OS grid SK 489 101), and is situated east of Stanton under Bardon village. The village's heart, around the parish church of St Michael and All Angels, feels like a quiet gathering of homes, their rooftops a mosaic of weathered slate and tile that have seen generations pass. A subtle scent of damp soil and woodsmoke often hangs in the air, especially on cooler days when the surrounding fields exhale their moisture. The modest village green, worn smooth by countless footsteps, offers a patch of quiet contemplation. Even the hum of traffic from the nearby A511 seems to soften as it approaches Markfield, as if the land itself absorbs its urgency.
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Explore Markfield, Leicestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.686733, -1.277939. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |